⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 42 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:50 · BKN 85-80 BOS
- Steal
Joe Harris stole it from Jayson Tatum
Q4 2:10 · BKN 113-109 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:04 · BKN 121-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:21 · BKN 113-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:21 · BKN 16-27 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 11:47 · BKN 58-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover
Q4 2:10 · BKN 113-109 BOS
📊The numbers
| BKN | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
